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Jokic carries short-handed Nuggets past Hornets 119-105

AP
Feb 11, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for his league-leading 20th triple-double and the short-handed Denver Nuggets handed the Charlotte Hornets their seventh straight defeat, 119-105 on Saturday night.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 15 points and Bruce Brown and Michael Porter Jr. each had 14 for the Nuggets.

Denver played without Aaron Gordon (rib contusion) and Jamaal Murray (knee inflammation), but outscored the Hornets 62-45 in the second half.

Jokic now has twice as many triple-doubles as Dallas' Luka Doncic, who was second in the league with 10 entering the weekend.

But the two-time NBA MVP said that doesn't mean a thing to him, adding, ''it's just how I play, and I don't even think about it.''

He was more excited about the Nuggets snapping a four-game losing streak on the road.

''It's really important just to get back to winning after our loss (Thursday night) to Orlando,'' Jokic said. ''We didn't start well, but in the second half our defense won the game.''

Jokic made light work of Hornets rookie Mark Williams and third-year player Nick Richards, using his big body to post up on the low block to seemingly score at will with overpowering moves in the lane.

When the Hornets doubled him, Jokic found open teammates.

Williams and Richards are seeing more extensive playing time after the Hornets traded Mason Plumlee to the Los Angeles Clippers.

''Knowing that Mason Plumlee is not here and they have younger guys, yeah you want to try to go out there and test them,'' Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. ''Mark Williams is only going to get better playing through his mistakes. Nick Richards getting to play meaningful minutes off the bench will get better against guys like Nikola.

''We always say in the NBA, you have to get baptized. Young guys have to go through the fires and get their (butts) kicked once in a while. That's how you learn, that's how you improve and how you get better.''

This was Jokic's second big game this season against Charlotte.

Jokic had 40 points, 27 rebounds and 10 assists in Denver's 119-115 win in December.

''They went to him every play,'' Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. ''We needed to have ways to keep him off balance, which we didn't. He showed you why he's been an MVP, and he may be again.''

P.J. Washington had 22 points and Gordon Hayward added 21 for Charlotte. LaMelo Ball finished with 18 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds.

The Hornets endured another rough night from the foul line, converting just 17 of 29 attempts. Charlotte is 28 of 52 from the stripe in its last two home games.

The Hornets jumped out to a 26-12 first-quarter lead behind 13 points from Hayward, who was 6 of 7 from the field. But the Nuggets would trim the lead to three at halftime as the Hornets faltered from the free throw line, going 2 of 11 before the break.

Denver (39-18) pulled away in the third quarter behind Jokic, Caldwell-Pope and Porter, who combined for 26 points.

BRYANT SITS OUT

Malone said he didn't feel right playing center Thomas Bryant, who was acquired Thursday in a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers. Malone said he loves Bryant's work ethic and he will soon figure into the Nuggets rotation.

Jokic said is eager to see what Bryant can do after averaging 12.2 points and 6.8 rebounds with the Lakers.

''We have to learn about him and see how he can help us and he needs to see if he can help us, too,'' Jokic said. ''I'm excited to have another player who can contribute and help us win.''

TIP-INS

Nuggets: Outrebounded the Hornets 51-37. ... Shot 5 of 23 from 3-point range.

Hornets: Shot just 8 of 32 from beyond the 3-point arc.

UP NEXT

Nuggets: At Miami on Monday night.

Hornets: Host Atlanta on Monday night.

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1st Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
27
CHA
Hornets
34

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Nikola Jokic vs. Mark Williams (Terry Rozier gains possession)
11:39	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	0-2
11:21		Nikola Jokic misses two point pullup jump shot
11:19		Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
11:15		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
11:14		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
11:04	+2	Mark Williams makes two point dunk (Gordon Hayward assists)	0-4
10:49		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point fadeaway jump shot
10:47		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
10:40	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot	0-7
10:31		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup
10:29		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
10:28	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup	2-7
10:11		Mark Williams misses two point floating jump shot
10:11		Hornets offensive rebound
10:07	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point hook shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	2-9
9:50		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot
9:47		Mark Williams defensive rebound
9:45	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point alley-oop dunk (Terry Rozier assists)	2-11
9:30		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Mark Williams steals)
9:20		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Gordon Hayward's two point driving layup
9:20		Nuggets defensive rebound
8:58		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
8:52		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound
8:50		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals)
8:50	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point dunk (Terry Rozier assists)	2-13
8:50		Nuggets 60 second timeout
8:28		Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot
8:25		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
8:19		Vlatko Cancar shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul)
8:19		Mark Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:19		Hornets offensive rebound
8:19		Mark Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:17		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:01		Vlatko Cancar misses two point driving layup
7:58		Vlatko Cancar offensive rebound
7:56	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Bruce Brown assists)	4-13
7:56		Mark Williams defensive goaltending violation
7:56		Mark Williams shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
7:56		Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:55		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
7:46		Nikola Jokic blocks P.J. Washington's two point layup
7:45		P.J. Washington offensive rebound
7:44	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point tip layup	4-15
7:32		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:30		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
7:29		P.J. Washington blocks Nikola Jokic's two point layup
7:28		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
7:26		Mark Williams blocks Nikola Jokic's two point layup
7:25		Mark Williams defensive rebound
7:19		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
7:16		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
7:01		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
6:59		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
6:48		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
6:45		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
6:37	+2	Vlatko Cancar makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	6-15
6:13	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point pullup jump shot	6-17
5:59		Mark Williams shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
5:59	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-17
5:59	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-17
5:45	+3	Gordon Hayward makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	8-20
5:28		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
5:26		Mark Williams defensive rebound
5:15	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point driving reverse layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	8-22
5:05		Terry Rozier shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
5:05	+1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-22
5:05	+1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-22
4:40		LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot
4:38		Ish Smith defensive rebound
4:34	+2	Vlatko Cancar makes two point driving finger roll layup (Ish Smith assists)	12-22
4:34		Hornets 60 second timeout
4:20		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
4:17		Ish Smith defensive rebound
4:12		Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot
4:10		Nick Richards defensive rebound
3:56	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	12-24
3:41		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Gordon Hayward steals)
3:26	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point driving bank jump shot	12-26
3:16		Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Gordon Hayward steals)
3:11		Vlatko Cancar shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul)
3:11		Terry Rozier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:11		Hornets offensive rebound
3:11	+1	Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-27
2:56	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup (Ish Smith assists)	14-27
2:35	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point driving layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	14-29
2:30		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals)
2:27		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
2:25		Ish Smith defensive rebound
2:22	+2	Jeff Green makes two point layup (Ish Smith assists)	16-29
2:02		Terry Rozier misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
1:59		Christian Braun defensive rebound
1:53	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup	18-29
1:36		Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot
1:33		Ish Smith defensive rebound
1:27	+3	Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists)	21-29
1:11	+2	Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Nick Richards assists)	21-31
1:00	+2	Christian Braun makes two point driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	23-31
1:00		Hornets 60 second timeout
0:48	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point driving hook shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	23-33
0:35		Bryce McGowens shooting foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul)
0:35	+1	DeAndre Jordan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-33
0:35		DeAndre Jordan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:33		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
0:33		Bryce McGowens turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals)
0:29		Dennis Smith Jr. personal foul (Christian Braun draws the foul)
0:29		Christian Braun misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:29		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:29	+1	Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-33
0:15		DeAndre Jordan shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-34
0:15		Nick Richards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:14		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
0:02		Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
0:00		Christian Braun offensive rebound
0:00	+2	Christian Braun makes two point putback layup	27-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
30
CHA
Hornets
26

Time		Play	Score
11:46	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ish Smith assists)	29-34
11:29		P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)
11:21		DeAndre Jordan turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals)
11:19		Jeff Green shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul)
11:19		P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:19		Hornets offensive rebound
11:19		P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:17		Christian Braun defensive rebound
11:04		Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
11:02		DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound
10:58	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot	31-34
10:43	+3	P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	31-37
10:33		Nick Richards blocks Ish Smith's two point driving finger roll layup
10:31		Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound
10:27	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	31-39
10:09	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot	33-39
9:49	+2	Nick Richards makes two point driving hook shot (P.J. Washington assists)	33-41
9:26		Jeff Green misses three point pullup jump shot
9:26		Hornets defensive rebound
9:13		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
9:10	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	33-43
9:10		Nuggets 60 second timeout
9:10		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope technical foul
9:10		LaMelo Ball misses technical free throw 1 of 1
9:10		Nuggets defensive rebound
9:08		Dennis Smith Jr. personal foul (Ish Smith draws the foul)
8:59		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
8:55		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
8:54		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope kicked ball violation
8:54		Nuggets delay of game violation
8:44	+3	Dennis Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	33-46
8:27		Christian Braun misses two point layup
8:27		Nuggets offensive rebound
8:27		LaMelo Ball personal foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul)
8:16		Ish Smith misses two point jump shot
8:14		Christian Braun offensive rebound
8:12		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
8:08		Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound
8:02		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
8:00		Jeff Green defensive rebound
7:52		Dennis Smith Jr. blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's two point layup
7:52		Nuggets offensive rebound
7:51		DeAndre Jordan offensive foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
7:51		DeAndre Jordan turnover (offensive foul)
7:43		Jeff Green personal foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
7:33		Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (JT Thor draws the foul)
7:33		JT Thor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:33		Hornets offensive rebound
7:33		JT Thor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:29		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
7:15		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
7:12		JT Thor defensive rebound
6:53		Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:50		Jeff Green defensive rebound
6:42		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:39		Nick Richards defensive rebound
6:30		LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals)
6:26	+2	Jeff Green makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	35-46
6:10		Gordon Hayward misses two point driving layup
6:06		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
6:05	+2	Christian Braun makes two point driving layup (Bruce Brown assists)	37-46
5:53	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot	37-49
5:33		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
5:30		Nick Richards defensive rebound
5:24	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot	37-52
5:13	+2	Jeff Green makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	39-52
5:03		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
5:00		Nick Richards offensive rebound
5:00		Nick Richards turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
4:42		Bryce McGowens personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul)
4:35		Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Bryce McGowens steals)
4:33		Bryce McGowens turnover (traveling)
4:29		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:26		Mark Williams defensive rebound
4:18		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
4:16		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
4:12		Mark Williams shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-52
4:12	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-52
3:57		Terry Rozier misses two point bank jump shot
3:56		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
3:49		P.J. Washington personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
3:49	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-52
3:49	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-52
3:31		LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot
3:28		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
3:14	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	45-52
3:03		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
3:01		Nuggets defensive rebound
2:56	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup	47-52
2:56		Hornets 60 second timeout
2:49		LaMelo Ball offensive foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
2:49		LaMelo Ball turnover (offensive foul)
2:38	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Vlatko Cancar assists)	49-52
2:23	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point driving reverse layup (Terry Rozier assists)	49-54
2:14	+2	Vlatko Cancar makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	51-54
2:14		Nick Richards shooting foul (Vlatko Cancar draws the foul)
2:14	+1	Vlatko Cancar makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-54
2:03	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	52-56
1:50		Nick Richards personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
1:50	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-56
1:50	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-56
1:42		Gordon Hayward turnover (traveling)
1:22		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
1:21		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
1:11		Dennis Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
1:07		Nick Richards offensive rebound
1:06	+2	Nick Richards makes two point cutting dunk (Gordon Hayward assists)	54-58
0:57		Nick Richards blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's two point layup
0:55		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
0:55		P.J. Washington blocks Nikola Jokic's two point layup
0:54		Terry Rozier defensive rebound
0:40	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point driving layup	54-60
0:27	+3	Vlatko Cancar makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	57-60
0:01		P.J. Washington misses two point layup
0:01		Hornets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
37
CHA
Hornets
23

Time		Play	Score
11:45		Nikola Jokic misses two point hook shot
11:44		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
11:43	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup	59-60
11:28		Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
11:28	+1	Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-61
11:28	+1	Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-62
11:07	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	61-62
10:54		P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot
10:51		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
10:44	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Bruce Brown assists)	63-62
10:27		LaMelo Ball misses two point pullup jump shot
10:25		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
10:21	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point layup	65-62
10:07		P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot
10:07		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
9:55	+2	Vlatko Cancar makes two point driving finger roll layup	67-62
9:40		P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot
9:37		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
9:26	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup (Bruce Brown assists)	69-62
9:26		Hornets 60 second timeout
9:13		Terry Rozier misses two point pullup jump shot
9:11		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
8:52		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
8:48		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
8:43		Nikola Jokic blocks Mark Williams's two point layup
8:43		Hornets offensive rebound
8:40	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point driving hook shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	69-64
8:25	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	71-64
8:10	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point floating jump shot	71-66
7:57	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	73-66
7:39		Gordon Hayward misses three point jump shot
7:35		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
7:26	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point driving layup	75-66
7:11	+2	Mark Williams makes two point turnaround jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	75-68
7:04		Nikola Jokic misses two point layup
7:03		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
7:03		Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup
7:02		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
7:02		Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup
7:00		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
6:55		Bruce Brown shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
6:55		LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:55		Hornets offensive rebound
6:55	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-69
6:37		Mark Williams blocks Nikola Jokic's two point driving layup
6:34		Mark Williams defensive rebound
6:25	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point turnaround jump shot	75-71
6:13	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	77-71
6:13		Terry Rozier shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
6:13	+1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 1	78-71
6:00		Gordon Hayward misses two point pullup jump shot
5:58		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
5:49		Vlatko Cancar misses two point stepback jump shot
5:46		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
5:39		Gordon Hayward turnover (lost ball) (Michael Porter Jr. steals)
5:27		Nikola Jokic misses two point cutting layup
5:25		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
5:14		Gordon Hayward misses two point stepback jump shot
5:11		Nuggets defensive rebound
5:04		Mark Williams personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
4:56	+3	Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	81-71
4:41		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Terry Rozier's two point driving layup
4:41		Nuggets defensive rebound
4:28	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	83-71
4:08		Gordon Hayward misses two point fadeaway jump shot
4:07		Hornets offensive rebound
4:07		Nikola Jokic personal foul (Loose ball) (Nick Richards draws the foul)
3:55	+3	Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	83-74
3:37	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving reverse layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	85-74
3:20	+2	Nick Richards makes two point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)	85-76
3:13		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals)
2:58		Gordon Hayward misses two point jump shot
2:56		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
2:50	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Vlatko Cancar assists)	87-76
2:26		Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:23		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
2:11	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	90-76
2:11		Hornets 60 second timeout
1:56		Ish Smith shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul)
1:56	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	90-77
1:56	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-78
1:40	+2	Christian Braun makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	92-78
1:27		Christian Braun personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul)
1:27	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	92-79
1:27		P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:25		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
1:13		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:10		Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound
1:05	+2	Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point driving layup	92-81
0:47	+2	Ish Smith makes two point pullup jump shot	94-81
0:34		DeAndre Jordan shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul)
0:34	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	94-82
0:34	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	94-83
0:16		DeAndre Jordan turnover (3-second violation)
0:00		LaMelo Ball misses three point bank jump shot
0:00		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:00		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
25
CHA
Hornets
22

Time		Play	Score
11:44	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point hook shot	94-85
11:27		Ish Smith misses two point layup
11:24		Nick Richards defensive rebound
11:16		LaMelo Ball offensive foul (Ish Smith draws the foul)
11:16		LaMelo Ball turnover (offensive foul)
10:59	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)	96-85
10:40		DeAndre Jordan blocks Nick Richards's two point turnaround hook shot
10:39		Christian Braun defensive rebound
10:30		Dennis Smith Jr. blocks Jeff Green's two point driving layup
10:30		Hornets defensive rebound
10:28		Jeff Green technical foul
10:28	+1	LaMelo Ball makes technical free throw 1 of 1	96-86
10:16		Nick Richards offensive foul (Ish Smith draws the foul)
10:16		Nick Richards turnover (offensive foul)
10:00	+2	Jeff Green makes two point hook shot	98-86
10:00		Nick Richards defensive goaltending violation
9:49		LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
9:38	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point driving dunk (Ish Smith assists)	100-86
9:37		Hornets 60 second timeout
9:27		DeAndre Jordan personal foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
9:18		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
9:16		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
9:08		Ish Smith turnover (lost ball) (Dennis Smith Jr. steals)
9:06		DeAndre Jordan shooting foul (Dennis Smith Jr. draws the foul)
9:06		Dennis Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:06		Hornets offensive rebound
9:06	+1	Dennis Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	100-87
8:50		Christian Braun misses two point driving hook shot
8:48		Nick Richards defensive rebound
8:29	+3	Dennis Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists)	100-90
8:06	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	102-90
7:52	+2	Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	102-92
7:42	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ish Smith assists)	104-92
7:31		LaMelo Ball misses two point floating jump shot
7:29		LaMelo Ball offensive rebound
7:23		Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:20		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
7:10		Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
7:07		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
6:57		Nick Richards misses two point turnaround hook shot
6:55		Jeff Green defensive rebound
6:48		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
6:32		Ish Smith personal foul (Dennis Smith Jr. draws the foul)
6:20		P.J. Washington misses three point bank jump shot
6:16		Christian Braun defensive rebound
6:04	+2	Jeff Green makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	106-92
5:42		Gordon Hayward misses three point bank jump shot
5:40		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
5:23		Bruce Brown misses two point floating jump shot
5:21		Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound
5:17		Dennis Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Christian Braun steals)
5:14	+2	Christian Braun makes two point running dunk	108-92
5:14		Hornets 60 second timeout
4:53		Terry Rozier misses three point pullup jump shot
4:50		Christian Braun defensive rebound
4:31	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point floating jump shot	110-92
4:16		Terry Rozier turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals)
4:11	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point running dunk (Jeff Green assists)	112-92
4:04	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point driving reverse layup	112-94
3:37		Christian Braun misses three point jump shot
3:34		Terry Rozier defensive rebound
3:25		Gordon Hayward misses three point jump shot
3:23		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
3:21		Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (LaMelo Ball steals)
3:20		Jeff Green personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
3:20	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 1	112-95
3:10	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point layup	112-97
2:46		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
2:42		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
2:36		LaMelo Ball misses two point driving layup
2:33		Jeff Green defensive rebound
2:22	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	115-97
2:08		Christian Braun shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul)
2:08	+1	Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	115-98
2:08	+1	Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	115-99
2:01		Terry Rozier personal foul (Take) (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
1:49	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Jeff Green assists)	117-99
1:34	+2	Mark Williams makes two point turnaround jump shot (Bryce McGowens assists)	117-101
1:19		Christian Braun turnover (bad pass) (JT Thor steals)
1:09		JT Thor misses two point jump shot
1:09		Nick Richards offensive rebound
1:09		Jeff Green shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	117-102
1:09	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	117-103
0:56		Thomas Bryant misses two point jump shot
0:53		Ish Smith offensive rebound
0:46		Jack White misses three point jump shot
0:44		JT Thor defensive rebound
0:32		Bryce McGowens turnover (lost ball) (Christian Braun steals)
0:29	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point layup (Ish Smith assists)	119-103
0:21	+2	Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup	119-105
0:00		End of period

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Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup